Our Staff
Roy Layman
The Senior Pastor
Roy grew up and has lived his whole life here locally in North Texas. Roy and his wife Casey have 4 children, Quinten, Trinity, Norah, and Phoebe. Some of his passions in ministry are to INSPIRE unbelievers and those who are stagnate in their faith to live in an authentic and dynamic relationship with Jesus, to IMPART the truths found in Scripture for the training, equipping, and discipling of believers, and for believers to IMPACT the world we live in by living on mission for Jesus.
Roy's interests and hobbies include spending time with his family, coffee (yes that's a hobby), fishing, camping, hiking, sports, music, and reading.
Mandy Turner
The Children's Minister
Mandy Turner was born and raised here in Gunter, TX. This is the place where she and her family call home. She has spent the majority of her life running up and down the streets of this small town and playing at the fields….both during her youth and now during her children’s youth.
Mandy was educated at Paris Jr. College where she played basketball, Stephen F. Austin, and University of North Texas. She began her career teaching at Gunter I.S.D. but became a stay at home mother once her first child, Addison, was born. She stayed home for 5years raising Addison 10, Zander 9, and Gabe 6.
After working part time preschool jobs during her early motherhood years, Mandy went back to teaching. She taught at Celina Christian Academy as a 2nd grade teacher and the Reading Lab Teacher. During her 4 years of working for CCA, God began to pull on her heart strings to become more involved in the ministries. After a year of prayer, the opportunity came available for her to take on the role here at Grace Bible Fellowship as the Children’s Minister. God made it clear that it was indeed time to take on this challenge and wonderful opportunity, right here in her hometown.
For hobbies, Mandy enjoys running, being outdoors with her family, and traveling with her husband, Todd.
Mandy’s goal as a Children’s Minister is to show the children of our community that each one of them matter to God. She wants to show them how to receive His love and how to love Him back.
Jason Carney
Pastoral Intern/Student Ministry
After serving first as a volunteer in our student ministry, then part time student minister on an interim basis, Jason now serves in a fulltime role here at GBF.
Before he began serving with us Jason was helping to start a church plant in Austin TX. Prior to that he spent several years serving as a voluteer youth worker at Legacy Bible Church in Sherman TX.
What is a Jason Carney?
Here are a few of the many ways to describe him:
- Jesus follower
- Veteran youth worker
- Easy goin'
- Music guru
- Facebook profile picture sensation
- Bible nerd (thats a compliment)
- History buff
- Professional Planker
- Purple prune impersonator
- Former church planter in Austin TX
- One of the most loyal people you'll meetn
- The most interesting man in the world (ok maybe just in Grayson County...ok maybe just in Gunter...ok maybe just on 7th street in Gunter)
